Example 59-52

tenti nyen' laa lo tene so?!

tene

affair

ti

of

nyen'

what

laa

foc

lo

3sg

tene

say

so?!

thus

Why in the world did you speak this way?

Comment:

The question word 'why' is composed of 'affair of'. When a question is repeated or when expressing emotion, a rising-falling contour with greater emphasis occurs on the final syllable represented by (?!).